vision shot through with well-placed and genuine humor". The book was selected by the New York Public Library for their Books for the Teen Age List 2007. The second book also had positive reviews. KLIATT calls it "a strong middle book that neatly and convincingly bridges the action" adding that "Readers will snap it up if they've read the first one". Kirkus said that "Gamers with a literary bent may be drawn in". Reviewing the third book, KLIATT said in its starred review that, "The ending is a bit surprising and wholly satisfactory" and that "it has a serious and thoughtful edge". VOYA remarked that "Readers will reward the saga’s ending with a satisfying round of applause". Characters Avatars Kali - Avatar from Hindu pantheon. Avatar of Indian goddess of creation and destruction, Kali. She is a half-Indian teen living in New York. Diana/Venus - Avatar from Greco-Roman pantheon. Avatar of goddess of the moon and the hunt, Diana, and the goddess of love, Venus. She is a pop star living in Los Angeles. Diana has red-golden hair, green eyes, and freckles. Tigre - Avatar from Mesoamerican pantheon. Avatar of Incan storm god, Catequil. He works as an assistant to a veterinarian in Santiago, Chile. Gus - Avatar from Polynesian pantheon. Avatar of god of war, 'Oro. He is a normal teen who became an avatar when he touched Venus just before extrication. He has straight brown hair, and, like Venus, has green eyes. Amon - Avatar from Egyptian pantheon. Avatar of sun god, Amon. Thor - Avatar from Norse pantheon. Avatar of god of thunder and lightning, Thor. Anna - Avatar from Sumerian pantheon. Avatar of goddess of love and war, Inanna. Other major characters Miracle - A thirteen-year-old child in New York City. The only child who was born after the humans became infertile. She is believed by herself and others to be the savior of the humans, but the gods say that she was just born to give the humans false hope. Zeus-Greek God of the Thunder and lightning. Oya - An orisha. The Yoruba goddess of the hunt, hurricanes, change and other things. She helps Tigre develop his powers. Quetzie - A neoquetzal, an evolved, larger version of a quetzal. She helps Tigre get to New York and also helps the avatars communicate with Thor. Shiva - Kali's trainer and husband. Hindu god of destruction. Apollo